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Masters 2013: How To Mathematically Win The Masters

Adam Scott became the first Australian to win the Masters, and he did it by the book. With all the story lines at this years Masters – from 14 year old Tianlang Guan and his slow play penalty / making the cut, to having the world exposed to Rule 33-7 – how Adam Scott won […]

Play The Hole Backwards

Whether you are a tournament golfer or just out on the weekends to play with your buddies, having proper strategy on the golf course can help you minimize mistakes and shoot lower scores. One way to do that is to try to play the hole backwards in your mind. This is a common practice of […]

Experiment Around The Greens

As most players already know, a sound short game can be the difference between a really poor round and an average round. It can always cover up a poor ball striking day by allowing you to save par from tough positions. Execution is key, but you must have a strategy in place that will help […]

Winter Rules

Distance control is a vital part to playing sound golf. If on a warm 70 degree day with no wind and a flat lie you know you hit your 7-iron 167 yards then you have a great opportunity to control your distances into the greens. Some players of lesser experience may have a range they […]

Know Your Off-Season

Golf can be a year-round game in some parts of the world, but is important to know what your “main” season is so that you can prepare, implement, or maintain your game. In the Northeast US, for instance, it is a given that you won’t play much golf between November 1st – April 1st. This […]

What Do You Know About Pressure?

Golf is one of those games that you really don’t know how good someone actually is until they have some pressure put on them. Most good players can hit quality range shots and even light it up playing 9-holes with their buddies. A true test of pressure is competition. This past weekend at the Ryder […]

Choose Your Side

Strategy on the golf course can often times be just as important as a well struck shot. As most players know, golf is a game of misses. If you can be strategic with your approach then you have a better chance of staying in play and keeping the high numbers from popping up on the […]

Forget the Bad Shots

Frustration is probably one of the biggest round-killers you could have. I’m sure there have been a few times while you were out on the golf course that a string of bad shots has caused you to get so frustrated that you just can’t seem to focus and get back on track. Bad shots are […]